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Ask Justin Frankel No reasonable question unanswered since 2009! Suggested topics: programming, music, sleep, coffee, etc. Note: please do not ask questions about REAPER features, bugs or scheduling, use the forums instead. Name: Ask: Human (enter yes): [newer questions] [unreplied] | [replied] | [recent comments] | [all] [older questions]

Question: A real question! I want to purchase from a group I like. They have Apple Lossless format and mp3 320kbps. What Would Justin Do? Asked by AnalSeducer (76.220.32.x) on September 20 2010, 1:11pm Reply on September 20 2010, 1:52pm: Same price? Losslesss all the way (since you can convert to mp3/aac/ogg/whatever you want). Different price? Well, depends, then... Comment... Question: Do you know much about paired-programming? i think i would hate it, but a lot of people are using it Asked by tacotime (170.146.225.x) on September 20 2010, 9:29am Reply on September 21 2010, 9:45am: Not really; I do know it's handy to have other people check your work, but it seems like forcing that could be annoying. Comment... Question: slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=159570&cid=13365387 Do you agree with Carmack? When is ASM "good" these days? Asked by James (70.173.150.x) on September 18 2010, 9:04pm Reply on September 18 2010, 10:13pm: Yeah, he's spot on. Compilers (even ICC) still can't generate great SSE code. Which isn't to say I'd spend time writing assembly at this point -- it's rarely worthwhile. Having said that, I also agree with Carmack's point that knowing assembly is extremely valuable, as it enables you to optimize your higher level code more effectively (never mind debugging, as well). Comment... Question: How did you get started with programming? What books did you read (tutorials?)? Did you start with C on unix? Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on September 18 2010, 2:16pm Reply on September 18 2010, 7:23pm: BASIC on Atari 800XL then Turbo Pascal on a 386sx, Turbo C++ 3.0 (programming C), then Watcom, then djgpp and gcc on linux, and so on. I really enjoyed the K&R C reference, as well as various books by Michael Abrash, and others (early on I was very into graphics stuff). When I look at my old code, though, it was bad. bad bad. Anyway. Comment... Question: haha jk hey, I wasn't that one who asked if you needed a 'contractor.' Everyone becomes a stalker by accident via google :p Asked by AnalSeducer (76.220.32.x) on September 18 2010, 11:57am Reply on September 18 2010, 7:23pm: :) I totally net-stalk people, too. Or wait that's just reading their blogs, err... Comment... Question: What's your opinion on functional programming (e.g., Haskell, Clojure, etc.)? Way of the future or just another fad? Asked by Jordan (70.67.190.x) on September 18 2010, 11:22am Reply on September 18 2010, 7:24pm: Never used it enough to form an opinion; never knowingly used software made with it to be intrigued. Comment... Question: Your thoughts about C++0x? the good things that you would love to use or the bad points you want to avoid. Asked by _gio (62.103.65.x) on September 17 2010, 2:38am Reply on September 18 2010, 10:38am: Most of it seems a bit extraneous, but a few things could be useful, like lambda functions, although I wasn't impressed with their syntax. Comment... Question: If you like watching Linus talk, this is very interesting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVTWCPoUt8w Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on September 16 2010, 2:19pm Reply on September 18 2010, 10:38am: I like the git one better, I didnt get through this one. Comment... Question: Are you planning on moving out of California? If so, I'm gonna miss you mannnn :-( Asked by AnalSeducer (71.142.65.x) on September 16 2010, 1:31pm Reply on September 18 2010, 10:38am: Why are you stalking me? Comment... Question: Will you come out and play? Ranch trip? Asked by Picasso (208.64.185.x) on September 14 2010, 3:53pm Reply on September 15 2010, 9:58pm: I hate fun. Mmm ranch though. Comment... Question: What did James mean when he said "You changed your location?" & what kind of stalkers do you get? Has any freaked you out? Asked by AnalSeducer (71.142.65.x) on September 14 2010, 3:53pm Reply on September 15 2010, 9:58pm: On my profile on our forums, I changed the text. I don't really get stalkers I was being facetious. Comment... Question: What is the current best guess schedule for reaper 4 alpha? :) Asked by James (68.225.40.x) on September 13 2010, 12:50pm Reply on September 13 2010, 6:51pm: This month probably, maybe next. Comment... Question: How did you go about learning x86 asm? Do you consider yourself expert, or enough to get by? Asked by Will (24.234.128.x) on September 11 2010, 7:32pm Reply on September 12 2010, 5:05am: I started with writing little bits and pieces of code with inline assembly and went from there. I think I got pretty good at writing stuff in asm, though maintaining it was another story, and I knew the timings for the 486 (and pairings for the Pentium and to some extent limitations of the P6) pretty well, and while it's meaningless now I think I retain a lot of that knowledge. Oh and I wrote a fair bit of MMX and 3DNow code, too, but not much SSE*. So, expert for 1999? I think once you get the concepts behind assembly, though, it can always be applied -- and to new architectures... For example, EEL2 has a bunch of asm stubs, which I've ported to x86_64 (pretty simple I guess) and PPC (involved reading a bunch of docs, looking at what gcc produces, etc). And then you need to know the ABIs too (sometimes targeting a new platform involves changing calling convention, etc, but not instruction set, anyway I digressed). Comment... Question: How many cups of coffee do you drink usually in one day? and what's the distribution? And do you drink instant coffee? Asked by dave (222.90.231.x) on September 9 2010, 7:48pm Reply on September 11 2010, 8:40am: Anywhere from 0-2, usually (0 usually involves some english breakfast tea). No instant coffee, no. Comment... Question: Why did you change your location from what I remember being San Fransisco to a coast? Asked by James (68.225.40.x) on September 7 2010, 7:30pm Reply on September 9 2010, 12:43pm: Cuts down on the stalkers, really. Comment... Question: www.hmc.edu/newsandevents/steve-jobs-turns-to-hmc-student-for-te... Young version of you, for video? :-) Asked by Will (70.173.150.x) on September 6 2010, 7:50pm Reply on September 9 2010, 12:43pm: Heh nice. Too bad h264 is so patented. Comment... Question: What's the creepiest thing you've ever done? Asked by roberttheiii (208.54.36.x) on September 6 2010, 2:09pm Reply on September 9 2010, 12:45pm: I've looked at girls in the park, from my brother's apartment, using binoculars that had image stabilization. I felt completely like a perv. Comment... Question: Have you ever been to Switzerland? What you liked the most here? Asked by Eric (83.77.208.x) on September 5 2010, 3:00pm Reply on September 9 2010, 12:45pm: I haven't. Comment... Question: Did you ever think you were the best in the world, too? :-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqli97iKiaM Asked by Jake (98.202.46.x) on September 5 2010, 12:46am Reply on September 9 2010, 12:47pm: No, but I have definitely thought that I was the best in the room, or building. Comment... Question: When do you decide to transition to the next project? How much longer do you expect to stay on Reaper? What's next? Asked by Jake (98.202.46.x) on September 4 2010, 12:54pm Reply on September 9 2010, 12:49pm: You just sort of know.. if you find something more interesting, why not. I have found things at times, but usually they are quick projects. Comment... [newer questions] [unreplied] | [replied] | [recent comments] | [all] [older questions]

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